Mudavadi suffers blow as Butere MP Tindi Mwale defects from ANC to DAP-K

Musalia Mudavadi's Amani National Congress (ANC) party suffered another loss after Butere Member of Parliament Tindi Mwale defected to the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K).

Mwale was received by DAP-Kenya leaders who included party chief Wafula Wamunyinyi and his deputy Ayub Savula.

Mwale said he was not in support of the move by ANC leader Mudavadi to join forces with Deputy President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.

Western Kenya leaders allied to the Azimio la Umoja campaign also hit out at Mudavadi over the said move.

“Tindi Mwale amekuja kwa hii chama kwa hakikisho ya kwamba DAP kule Butere atakuwa kwa debe, na mimi kama deputy party leader nataka kumuhakikishia Tindi Mwale kwamba hautaparticipate kwa joint nominations…the agreement we’re going to do with Azimio ni kwamba sisi wenyewe tunafika kwa debe,” said Ayub Savula.

“Wale wameenda TangaTanga… yule Mudavadi na Weta…wakisema kwamba sisi tunanunua wabunge, inakuwaje we are a young party, we are just growing… Tindi Mwale ndiye alinitafuta mimi mwenyewe,” stated Wamunyinyi.

Mwale, on his part, said: “Mimi nimekuwa mkereketwa wa chama cha ANC, nimekuwa footsoldier mkubwa sana na nilikuwa rafiki wa karibu na Mudavadi…lakini kuna mambo ya kisiri ambayo iliendelea kwa chama ata mimi nikapigwa na na earthquake huko Bomas.”